Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-29
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Une of the Richest Discoveries in the
Become Celebrated and Make ltl
Possessors Millionaires.
WARDEER, Idaho, October 2~O.-[special
Correspondence of the Butte Miner. IL
have just returned from a visit to the
lively little towns Of Osborne, Wallace and
Burke. mining towns on the South Fork.
| have seen many things on my trip that
would interest the readers of The MINER,
but az mining is the principal subject OF
interest to the people of Butte, and as
The BUTTE MINER will. in it's holiday edi.
ton, publish al particulars of this inter.
esting and very promising country. it's
early history, it's vast resources it's glo.
rious possibilities, it's wonderful mines, its
energetic and hard-working citizens, its
glorious climate, its prosperous and highly
successful past, with it's brilliant destiny, ]
will confine myself to some particulars
about one OF the finest properties in this
region OF the Ceur d'Alenes.
THE PooRMAN MINE.
When Patsy Clark and others bonded
the Poorman mine his excellent perception
and keen miners insight never aided him
more completely. Never was foresight and
judgment better borne ontin the result than
in the case OF his mine. A great deal has
been said concerning this wonderful prop
| ertv, but the hall has never been told. 1t
is no exaegeration to say that it js to-day
one of the richest mining properties in
the world, with every indication
OF increasing in worth with every days
work done. Nature has done more for the
Poorman mine thar it has for any other
mining property discovered. From the
top OF the mountain, in which the Poormau
ledge is discovered, to the creek below. a
distance Of nearly 900 feet, the vein has
been traced and opened up in a very clear
mann. r. The foot and hanging walls are
regular and we'll defined and the ledge varies
in width from three to seven feet. Three
tunnels have been carried into the noun
tain on the ledge. The ore in tunnels Nc. l
and No. 2 is very rich, more than two
birds Of it running 20 per cent. lead and
over GO ounces in silver, while the balance
will have to be concentrated, taking about
three tons OF ore to produce one ton Of
concentrates, of about the Same quality as
the first-class ore. Ia tunnel No. 8, within
about 16O feet of the top of the mountain,
the ledge changes from almost solid galena
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MIXTURE OF ALE n CARB NATE
that assays about 60 per cent. lead and
from 40 to 65 ounces in silver. The prop
erty is easily worked AID can be operated
at trifing expense. There are shout 26O
tons OF clean ore sacked ready for shipment
and about 500 tons Of concentrating ore
on the dunn, while there are at least TO-
900 tons Of ore in sight in the mine that
VII net the owners at least $50 per ton.
This is placing a very low estimate upon it,
as many who have made assays Of the ore
claim that there are 80, 900 tons of
ore in sight that is worth $l25
per ton, and after deductinR all
expenses will return a profit OF S75 per
ton. The three tunnels are still in ore. the
ledge as wide and rich as ever and l have
no hesitation in saying hat the Poornan
will far exceed the ext ectations Of any OF
its original owners and in a very short
time will make all the 20 at present inter-
ested in t rich men.
OF this interesting property and some
account Of the adjoining mine, the Tiger,
I will have more to say in the near future.
There are several other mines in this
vicinity that have been visited by vour
correspondent. the description CT which
will be given in a very ell borate ann IN
the MINER holiday edition.
W. J. PESRosE.